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When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time

Empire of Elephants

Today there are three species of elephant, but 16 million years ago there were dozens.

Aired 06/11/2019 | Rating TV-PG

When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time

Empire of Elephants

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Today there are three species of elephant, but 16 million years ago there were dozens.

Today there are only three species of elephant, but 16 million years ago there were dozens. What happened to all those species? Over many millions of years, due to climate change and predation pressure from humans, elephants waned until today, where there are only three species left.

Aired 06/11/2019 | Rating TV-PG

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